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A Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully launched two U.S. spy satellites on Feb. 12 despite suffering an anomaly with one of its solid rocket boosters, echoing the result of an October 2024 mission.

For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.

The annular solar eclipse will see the moon cover the majority of the solar disk, surrounding it in a fiery halo.

China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and pulling off a soft splashdown with the returning rocket.

Liftoff of the USSF-87 mission occurred at 4:22 a.m. ET on Thursday (Feb. 12).

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Shorter days, crisp clean air and a low winter sun all play a role in those vivid pink and golden skies.

Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment's 4-part dino-doc arrives March 6

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.

New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.

Target and arrow in a single frame.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission, which will send four astronauts on a journey around the moon, can launch on just 11 days in March and April combined. Why are there so few opportunities to fly?

The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the inner solar system.

The 'ring of fire' eclipse on Feb. 17, 2026, will be witnessed by more penguins than people.

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit.

Thia and Dek arrive on Hulu/Disney+ just in time for a romantic Valentine's Day weekend.

Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.

From dark-sky parks to remote deserts, these locations offer prime views of the March 3, 2026, blood moon.

Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models?